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Faced with an embarrassing mountain of accumulated registration fees it is not sure how to spend, the EU’s “OHIM” office that handles registration of Community Trade Marks has announced a…

Mr. Justice Arnold has pronounced in Chancery on the latest round of the global battle between brand owners and advertisers over use of competitors’ registered trade marks as key words…

Not using a registered trade mark for five years or more can mean loss of the registration under EU “use it or lose it” rules. So what if the only…

In its inaugural determination, the recently created Company Names Tribunal passed judgment on a move by the Coca-Cola Company Limited against an opportunistic and some might say audacious registration of…

Global marcomms group CPM did not lie down when told to by IT behemoth Intel when it sought to knock out its INTELMARK name. The 11 year battle reached the…

Avon (“Anew Alternative”) and Ford (“Fun”) recently sought monopoly pan European rights in what some might regard as descriptive words that all should be free to use. The verdicts of…

V&S Vin & Spirit, the owners of vodka brand Absolut, have brought an action against Absolute Radio, the rebranded Virgin Radio, for passing off and trademark infringement. Frances Vickery savours…

The High Court confirms that a lack of intention on the part of the defendant in a trade mark infringement and passing-off claim over ices brands is no solid defence.…